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Gary the Dreamer

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  • What are two words you see in the word watermelon?
    water and melon
  • What was Gary like in third grade?
    He liked reading and was scared of math. He read everywhere
  • What did you learn about Gary's canary on page 11?
    it flew away
  • Why did Gary wonder if a bird in a tree could be his canary?
    His canary flew away, so Gary wonders if the bird he sees could be his canary.
  • Who wrote the story?
    Gary Soto
  • What else might the author be trying to show about his childhood?
    He seems happy!
  • What did Gary like to do when he was a little boy?
    Play with his friends, eat fruit, and spit seeds at his brother.
  • What inference can you make about how the characteristics of being a dreamer helped Gary Soto later in his life?
    He was a dreamer with a good imagination. He used his imagination to write books.
  • What do Gary's actions in the classroom tell you about him?
    He is a daydreamer and does not always pay attention.
  • Who is the writer telling about?
    himself
  • Based on the illustration on page 20, what are mariachis?
    musicians
  • What Genre is this text?
    Narrative Nonfiction
  • What did Gary do in first grade?
    Practiced writing the alphabet
  • Think about the title, Gary the Dreamer. What does the word dreamer mean?
    someone who dreams or imagines things
  • How does Gary describe the way Boots purrs?
    He says, "The engine inside him began to purr."
  • Where did the family go on weekends?
    to Chinatown to shop for groceries
  • Why is Gary the Dreamer a good title for this story?
    He says that he was a dreamer
  • What inference can you make about Gary's height?
    He is not very tall
  • What did Gary learn in kindergarten?
    His colors, how to tie his shoes and how to be nice.
  • Page 12, paragraph 2, Gary says, "Lucky me!" Why is Gary lucky?
    Because he can pick fruit from the trees in his yard.
  • What happens when Gary grows up?
    He becomes an author of books for children and adults.
  • How does Gary feel about collecting Pennies?
    He loves it
  • Why does Gary like recess?
    He likes sliding, swinging and playing with his friends on the monkey bars.
  • How do pages 12 and 13 show that Gary is a dreamer?
    He imagines that pinto beans and pebbles are army men and that a giant pepper shaker has sprinkled him with dust.
  • What does the illustration on page 19 show?
    Gary sitting on the branch of a tree
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